Abacus.js: All the game-dev-bootstrapping related stuff you wish you had

A new project coming out of Bocoup aims to provide HTML5 Game Devs with a set of tools that allows them to focus on making games and not worry about all the ancillary stuff like that sometimes makes programming games in the browser a drag: Asset Loading, Payments, Identity Mangement, Feature Detection. The project is open-source and up on Github.

tQuery = Three.js + jQuery – 3D made simple The folks behind learningwebgl.com have created a tool called tQuery which aims to harness the power of Three.js with the simplicity and flexibility that we all know and love in...

Pokki 1UP HTML5 Game Dev Contest Wrap-up Pokki’s inaugural HTML5 Game Dev Contest ended on March 6th and drew a lot of attention from Indie game developers, with over 60 games submitted in 60 days. 4 Horseman...

JavaScript Timers for Game Dev (Almost) every game needs a game loop – and in order to create a game loop in HTML5 you are going to need to use a javascript timer. Why? Well...

Free game graphics and audio resources Scoreoid has a great post on resources for Global Game Jam 2012, including good links of free art and sound resources. Some of the list: HasGraphics – Free Graphics for...

With the rise of HTML5 technology, large platforms such as Facebook have used it to power their games system within Facebook Messenger. This allows developers to create interesting content to reach massive audiences.